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The Schedule referred to in these Letters Patent and making part: of,the santo.v

To all whom 'it 'ma/y concern.:

Be it lrnown that I, JOHN R. BLAKE, of Dyer Station, in the county ofGibson, and State of Tennessee,

vhave invented a new and improved Truss; and I do hereby declare thatthe following is a full, clear, and exact description thereof, whichwill enable those skilled in the art to make and use the same, referencebeing had to the accompanying drawings, forming part of thisspecication.

This invention relates to a new and useful improvement in a truss'ofpeculiar construction, invented by J. R. Blake and J. L. J arrell, and.which formsthe subject Vof a separate and distinct application, nowpending in the United States Patent Ofice. Y

The present invention consists in the application or use of an understrap, of India rubber or other suitable elastic substance, whereby thetruss may be worn with greater ease and comfort, and all the advantagesof the improved truss retained.

In the accompanying sheet of drawings- Figure l is a view of ourimproved truss applied to a. person.

Figure 2, an enlarged detached view of the elastic under strap. 4,

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts.

A represents a band or belt, which encircles the body or bowels of theIwearer, and secured in position by a buckle-fastening.

To the front and rear ofthe band or belt A there is attached a strap, B,the main portion of which is divided, by two longitudinal cuts, intothree branches, a. a a, the ends o t' which are attached, by buckles b,to the band or belt.

A similar strap to B is attachedvto the rear side of the band or belt,and the ends of these two straps are connected by an India-rubber orother elastic strap, C,

which passes around and under the groin. (See iig. 1.).

In the voriginal truss, previously referred to, a round leather strap isused, instead of the elastic one.

We consider the latter la great improvement, as it admits of the trussbeing worn with much more ease and comfort.

The herniafpad D is attached as hitherto, and -is capable of being adjusted in the same Way, as described in the speciiication pertaining tothe same.

I claim as new, and desire to .secure by Letteis v Patent- Theelasticstrap C, constructed of India rubber or other suitable elastic material,when used in connection with or applied to atruss of the kind specified,in the manner as and for the purpose herein set forth.

J OHN R. BLAKE.

Witnesses:

R. W. ATKnIsEN. B. F. BOBBITT.

